Physical exhaustion

Dear coaches,

my boyfriend has just opened a “movement gym” and I am one of the main coaches there. Since everything is just starting and we do not have a good system yet, I often end up teaching 4-6 classes daily. I am mostly teaching Acrobatics, Handstands and Calisthenics and it is difficult/impossible for people to understand what they have to do without showing them (multiple times) with my body – the result is: I am exhausted. The muscles are sore, I struggle to get out of bed, health metrics like heart rate and HRV worsen and my mood declines. All the signs of an overreaching/overtraining! Additionally I am VERY annoyed that my own training is severely impacted.
On my days off I am trying to get at least parts of my training in (I scale it down, but I do not want to completely stop).
Writing all that down, I feel desperate and deeply exhausted. I do not see an end to this situation any time soon, and my brain offers plenty of (exhausted and desperate) unhelpful thoughts. I guess what I am asking for is some guidance on how to manage my mind around this. As my own homework I will also see how I can change my circumstance just a bit and support my recovery in the best ways possible.
I already know this is not sustainable and I have a long term plan to only teach on 2-3 days per week and not more than 3 hours, while supporting myself financially with a remote computer based job. Until then – do I just need to survive? (Spoiler – i believe there are ways that I can thrive 😉 )
Thank you in advance!

 

Answer:

 

My question to you is why you are teaching 4-6 classes at this time? What thoughts are keeping you in this A line?

What parts of the circumstances do you need to change to make managing your mind easier, and what parts of your mind do you need to tend to to weather the start up phase in good health, and so you’re supporting yourself enough to support your boyfriend in the way you want to?

This is where the thought work might come in handy. What does supporting yourself and your mean for you at this time? What does supporting your boyfriend mean to you? Is there a place where these two overlap, parallel or correlate with one another? Bring back whatever arises and we’ll continue coaching on this.